Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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